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Show We .otj:j the raid of the gra---hopper legion upon Nuithwe.-tcrn Iowa last summer. Accounts from Lyon and Osceola counties now report re-port the people in great destitution. The only fuel that nine-tenths of them have is twisted hay and weeds, while there is the utmost scarcity ul food and clothing, many persons having died from starvation and exposure. ex-posure. This portion of Iowa is rich and fertile, and gave every promie of abundant harvest har-vest until the winced scourge blighted everything. Many families jire leaving oir foot, and the demand for ac&istaiicc for the remainder is imperative. |